Bike gets paint

By Jim, on March 22nd, 2011

After 10 years and 20,000 miles, the bike had some rust spots and lots of scratches from where I’d laid it down a few times. My first inclination was to sand the areas and primer/paint them myself. But the more I got into it, the more convinced I became that I wouldn’t be able to do a good job and the result would look terrible.

I disassembled as much as I could, paid the bike shop $20 to do what I couldn’t (several things require the use of some very expensive tools), and took the frame to Accent Powder Coating. Then back to the bike shop for reassembly. For less than $500, I have what is essentially a new bicycle.

Can’t wait to go for a ride. You can click on the picture below for the full-size image.